This professionally validated course will leave you a qualified, experienced and employable youth and community worker.
Why study with us
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- On completion of this degree, you’ll be a fully qualified youth worker with a nationally recognised professional qualification.
- This course has been carefully developed by youth work employers and professionals to ensure students are fully prepared for youth work employment after graduation.
- Our excellent industry links will give you placement opportunities that will support your career aspirations.
What you'll do
- You'll be taught by an experienced team with backgrounds in youth work or community practice. They cover expertise in youth work, justice, mentoring, mental health, and more.
- In addition to your degree, you will also receive a CPD award in safeguarding, a CPD award in writing risk assessments, a first aid at work qualification and will have the opportunity to complete an ILM in Mentoring.
- You'll learn in a highly practical environment with useful assessments. You'll take part in placements in youth work or community practice, with assessments that will impact their organisational policy and practice.
Modules
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Accreditations
- This course is professionally accredited by the JNC. They recognise youth and community workers' qualifications which have been professionally approved by the Education Training Standards (ETS) Committee of the National Youth Agency. They endorse youth support worker qualifications and have a process of professional validation for higher education programmes.
Future careers in youth work and community practice
After completing this course, you will be able to move directly into a wide range of careers including, but not limited to:
Fees and funding
Scholarships and bursaries
We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.
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Care Leaver Bursary
Our Care Leaver Bursary is for students who need extra support because they have been in care or are estranged from their parents.
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Estranged Student Support Bursary is for students who need extra support because they are estranged from their parents.
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Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package.
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If you are from a low income household our Financial Bursary may be able to help.
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This course is based in the School of Health, Social Work and Sport
For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information
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